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swineyard

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Etymology

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From swine +‎ yard.

Noun

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swineyard (plural swineyards)

  1. A yard for keeping pigs.
    Synonym: pigyard
    • 1865, Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Abram Daniel Smith, Philip Loring Spooner, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court […] :
      He refers to the old authorities holding that swineyards in cities are nuisances. But they show that swine become nuisances by being shut up, instead of running at large.
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